Atlantic hurricane

History of all recorded tropical cyclones, all hurricanes, and major hurricanes to happen in the North Atlantic. Bars along the top show changes in the technology used to detect and measure storms. It is likely that the record is at least partially incomplete before the availability of satellite monitoring.

Tropical disturbances that reach tropical storm intensity are named from a pre-determined list. On average, 10.1 named storms form each season, with an average of 5.9 becoming hurricanes and 2.5 becoming major hurricanes (Category 3 or greater). The climatological peak of activity is around September 10 every season.